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ing and cooler near the floor. So with 

 the hut of snow ; it commences melting 

 at the top because it is warmer there 

 and when two or three drops of cold 

 water have fallen on little Boreas's bare 

 shoulders, his father or mother finds that 

 it is getting too warm, and cuts down the 

 fire. 



When the water commences dropping, 

 the mother will often take a snow-ball 

 from the floor, where it is colder than 

 freezing, and stick it against the point 

 where the water is dripping. There it 

 freezes fast and soaks up the water just 

 like a sponge until it becomes full ; and 

 then she removes it and puts on another, 

 as soon as it commences to drip again. 

 Sometimes she will forget to remove it, 

 and when it gets soaked and heavy with 

 water and warm enough to lose its freez- 



